2004 Football League Cup Final

2004 Football League Cup Final

Event	Football League Cup 2003–04
Bolton Wanderers Middlesbrough 1 2
Date	29 February 2004
Venue	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee	Mike Riley (West Yorkshire)
Attendance	72,634
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The 2004 Football League Cup Final (known as the Carling Cup final for sponsorship reasons) was played between Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough at the Millennium Stadium on 29 February 2004. Middlesbrough won the game 2–1 to clinch their first major trophy. Middlesbrough forward Joseph-Désiré Job's second minute goal was the fastest ever scored in a League Cup final, but this record would be broken a year later by Liverpool's John Arne Riise. Five minutes after Job's goal, Middlesbrough won a penalty when he was tripped in the box. Boudewijn Zenden stepped up to take the kick and beat Bolton goalkeeper Jussi Jääskeläinen. Kevin Davies scored a consolation for Bolton on 21 minutes and the score remained at 2–1 to Middlesbrough.

Match details

2004-02-29 15:00	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Middlesbrough	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,634 Referee: Mike Riley (West Yorkshire)
	Davies  21'	Report	Job  2' Zenden  7' (pen.)

Bolton Wanderers

Middlesbrough

GK 22 Jussi Jääskeläinen RB 18 Nicky Hunt 87' CB 5 Bruno N'Gotty CB 26 Emerson Thome LB 3 Simon Charlton RM 8 Per Frandsen 23' 63' CM 16 Iván Campo 39' CM 10 Jay-Jay Okocha CM 4 Kevin Nolan 78' LM 6 Youri Djorkaeff CF 14 Kevin Davies Substitutes: GK 1 Kevin Poole DF 2 Anthony Barness MF 7 Stelios Giannakopoulos 87' FW 25 Javi Moreno 78' FW 9 Henrik Pedersen 63' Manager: Sam Allardyce

GK 1 Mark Schwarzer RB 15 Danny Mills CB 4 Ugo Ehiogu CB 6 Gareth Southgate(C) LB 3 Franck Queudrue RM 14 Gaizka Mendieta CM 7 George Boateng 23' CM 20 Doriva LM 27 Boudewijn Zenden AM 10 Juninho CF 16 Joseph-Désiré Job 65' Substitutes: GK 35 Brad Jones DF 5 Chris Riggott MF 19 Stewart Downing FW 9 Massimo Maccarone FW 17 Michael Ricketts 90' 65' Manager: Steve McClaren

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shootout if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Road to Cardiff

Bolton Wanderers

Round 2 Bolton Wanderers 3–1 Walsall Round 3 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Gillingham Round 4 Liverpool 2–3 Bolton Wanderers Quarter-final Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Southampton Semi-final (1st leg) Bolton Wanderers 5–2 Aston Villa Semi-final (2nd leg) Aston Villa 2–0 Bolton Wanderers (Bolton Wanderers won 5–4 on aggregate) Middlesbrough Round 2 Middlesbrough 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Round 3 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Middlesbrough Round 4 Middlesbrough 0–0 Everton (Middlesbrough won 5–4 on penalties) Quarter-final Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Middlesbrough (Middlesbrough won 5–4 on penalties) Semi-final (1st leg) Arsenal 0–1 Middlesbrough Semi-final (2nd leg) Middlesbrough 2–1 Arsenal (Middlesbrough won 3–1 on aggregate) Notes External links Match review at soccerbase.com Bolton Wanderers match report Middlesbrough match report